English Dictionary

gulf

/ɡʌlf/

noun

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. / (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet. / That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

The gulf between the two mountains was breathtaking.

意味（1）

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

He then surveyed / Hell and the gulf between.

意味（2）

(obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.

Witch's mummy, maw and gulf / Of the ravined salt sea shark,

意味（3）

That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

[T]here is no such mine, / None; but a gulf of ruin, swallowing gold, not making.

意味（4）

(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

the Gulf of Mexico the Persian Gulf

意味（5）

(mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.

意味（6）

(figuratively) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.

意味（7）

(figuratively) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.

意味（8）

(Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

Some ten or fifteen men just on the line, not enough to be plucked or good enough to be placed, are put into the gulf, as it is popularly called (the Examiners' phrase is Degrees allowed), and have their degrees given to them but are not printed in the calendar, nor were they at this time allowed to try for the Classical Tripos.